With this first installment, pianist Peter Donohoe embarks on a new project of recording Mendelssohn’s eight volumes of Songs Without Words.
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Review: “Songs of Comfort & Hope” – Yo Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott
Yo Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in a program of arrangements for cello and piano.
Editor’s Choice: The Best New Classical Music Albums, February 2021
The choices of the best classical music albums we covered on The Classic Review the past month.
Review: Trio Zeliha plays Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, Arensky
In a debut album, Trio Zeliha perform Shostakovich. Arensky and Mendelssohn’s first Piano Trios.
Review: “Memento” – Vision String Quartet Play Schubert and Mendelssohn
The vision String Quartet play Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” Quartet and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in F Minor, Op.80 (Warner Classics, 2020).
Guide: Classical Music For Children
Where to start when you want to introduce classical music for children? This guide gives you some recommended pieces and recordings.
Year In Review – The Classic Review Staff's Picks For 2019
We go over a lot of classical music albums during the year, so when 2019 comes to an end it’s time for members of The Classic Review staff to pick their favorite albums of the year.
Reissue Review: Moura Lympany – The Decca Legacy
Decca has reissued the entire recording of Dame Moura Lympany, made for the label in the 1940s and 1950s. The package includes previously unreleased material.
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings – Part Two
Part two – Choosing the best recording of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. This part covers recordings from the digital era, including period instruments versions.
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto – The Best Recordings – Part One
Part 1 of an extensive guide to the best recordings of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. We cover performances from the early mono era to latest digital versions.